Storm Victims One Dead: Eight Hurt SYDNEY
Slippery roads and wet wind-screens caused many accidents during last night's storm. One man was killed and eight other…
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Floods & storms, 1932
319 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16
Gale on Coast Wind Squalls Reach 65 Miles an Hour Wild Night in City Electric Light Services Suffer
Newcastle was subjected to a severe battering last night by a southerly gale, which reached a velocity of 5 miles an hour in squalls between 9 and 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floodlighting Katoomba
The Katoomba Municipal Council has authorised the installation of a scheme for floodlighting the main sights at Katoomba including the Katoomba Falls. Tests…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mernoo in Port Blown North by Gale
So strong was the gale on Thursday night that the interstate steamer Mernoo, which left Sydney at 4.18 p.m., was unable to make Newcastle, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm-swept Coastline Big Seas Off Newcastle
A sea of icy foam at one end of the Ocean Baths yesterday. Big breakers rolled over the wall all day, turning the waters of the basin into a boiling surf. Rolling in their might, lashed by the icy wind and crashing on the shore in thunder—Big seas off Newcastle yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Seas Off Nobbys Breakwater While Storm Raged
Smashing their way over the breakwater at Hobbys yesterday and sweeping across the harbor bar, the big seas made a remarkable picture In this photograph the end of the breakwater is hidden. See other Pictures on Back Page…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Gale Shipping Disorganised Many Vessels Late Mernoo Blown to Port Stephens
Shipping was completely disorganised by Thursday night's gale. Apparently the swiftness with which the gale developed caught ships unawares…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics Racing in Gale Seven-mile Handicap
On Saturday, against the strongest gale that the club has experienced. Newcastle Harriers held a seven-mile handicap on the Broadmeadow-Jesmond course. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodlit Mountains Example Set by Katoomba Unique Scheme Approved
Katoomba Municipal Council has given a noteworthy lead to the Commonwealth and State Governments in an effort to attract more tourists to Australia, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Are Probable Weather Bureau's Warning in Hunter Valley
After depressing squalls accompanied by southerlies of gale force yesterday and to-day, Newcastle is faced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Gale Newcastle Buffeted Only Two Vessels Sail
Following the development of another cyclone in the Tasman Sea, Newcastle was battered by a gale varying from the south to the south-south-cast yesterday. No…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rank and File Discontent A.w.u. Storm
The failure of the Sydney officials of the A.W.U. so far to carry out the decision of last convention for the amalgamation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seventy Miles an Hour Gale Off Newcastle To-day Coastal Shipping Disorganised Terrific Seas Boats Stay in Port WARNINGS
One of the worst gales for ten years raged over Newcastle early to-day, whipping the sea into a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Cyclone Lashing The Coast of New South Wales Gruelling Time for Shipping "Weather Is Worse Than Yesterday" Raging Seas Sydney
Fierce seas are battering the New South Wales coast and shipping is having a gruelling time. South Head reports that the weather is worse if anything than yesterday, but is infinitely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Warned Floods in the Offing
A flood warning was received at the railway offices at Newcastle yesterday from the Commissioner for Transport. The warning indicated that heavy falls of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Feared Rain on North Coast Warning to Farmers Heavy Seas Buffet Shipping SYDNEY
The continuance of the cyclonic disturbance and the possibility of floods in all rivers from the Hastings to the Lower Hawkesbury are indicated in special…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homes Vacated Floods in Gippsland Snow Added Danger Melbourne
There were further steady rises to-day in the risers did creeks in, the flooded country in East Gippsland and as the flood waters continue to roar down from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Menace in the North Special Warning Issued To-day
A special flood warning was issued by the Weather Bureau to-day at noon: Very heavy rain with falls…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Lingers Flood Danger on Coast SYDNEY
According to the Acting Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Camm), there is little chance of any immediate material improvement in the weather conditions along…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale's Fury Sea Front Scenes
Seen through misty and tempestuous seas, Nobbys shows out in the background, while huge waves smash over the break-water from the baths to Nobbys beach, doing considerable damage to the roadway…
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